Porto Alegre vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto Alegre	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$320	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	12
😀 Quality of life	56	46
🏙️ Population	1.33M	14.7K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 26% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 6663rd and 5404th ($752 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in Brazil and Dominica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Porto Alegre ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 5820th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Roseau

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	Porto Alegre	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7512	$3299

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166